Joseph Bishara has signed on to score the supernatural horror thriller The Warren Files. The film reunites the composer with director James Wan (Saw). They previously worked together on last year’s hit horror film Insidious. The Warren Files stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as a husband and wife team of demonologists and psychic investigators who enter the most horrifying case of their career, spirits in a Rhode Island farmhouse. Ron Livingston, Lily Taylor, Hayley McFarland, Shanley Canwell are co-starring in the thriller. Chad and Carey Hayes (House of Wax, The Reaping) have written the screenplay and Rob Cowan (The Crazies, The Shipping News), Tony DeRosa-Grund (Josie and the Pussycats) and Peter Safran (Buried) are producing the New Line Cinema film. Read the rest of this entry »
Joseph Bishara to Score ‘The Warren Files’
Posted: March 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Darren Lynn Bousman, James Wan, Joseph Bishara, The Devil's Carnival, The Warren Files
‘Damsels in Distress’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam Schlesinger, Damsels in Distress, Mark Suozzo, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will be releasing a soundtrack album for the indie comedy Damsels in Distress. The album features the original score from the movie composed by Mark Suozzo (American Splendor, The Nanny Diaries) and Adam Schlesinger (Music & Lyrics), as well as a number of songs featured in the film. The soundtrack will be released on April 10, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album after the jump. Damsels in Distress is written and directed by Whit Stillman and stars Greta Gerwig, Adam Brody, Analeigh Tipton, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Carrie MacLemore and Hugo Becker. The comedy about a trio of beautiful girls who set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university by helping severely depressed students with a program of good hygiene and musical dance numbers premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and will be released in select cities on April 6 by Sony Pictures Classics. Read the rest of this entry »
Chris Bacon to Score NBC’s ‘Smash’
Posted: March 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Bacon, Marc Shaiman, NBC, Scott Wittman, Smash
Chris Bacon has been chosen by Smash executive producer and composer Marc Shaiman to write the underscore for this season’s remaining episodes of the musical show. Shaiman has written the series’ underscore himself for the first six episodes and Bacon has taken over scoring duties with episode 7 (The Workshop), which premiered last night. Shaiman and Scott Wittman continue to write the show’s original songs. Since our last update, several new songs have been released digitally, including the Shaiman- & Wittman-penned original songs The 20th Century Fox Mambo (performed by Katherine McPhee), I Never Met a Wolf Who Didn’t Love to Howl (performed by Megan Hilty), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (performed by Hilty and Will Chase), Let’s Be Bad (performed by Hilty) and History Is Made at Night (performed by Hilty and Chase), as well cover versions of It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World (performed by McPhee), A Song for You (performed by Chase), Crazy Dreams (performed by Hilty), Call Me (performed by McPhee), Grenade (performed by Chase) and I Haven’t Met You Yet (performed by Nick Jones). Read the rest of this entry »
‘American Reunion’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: American Reunion, Lyle Workman, Soundtrack
Relativity Music Group will be releasing the official soundtrack album for the upcoming comedy sequel American Reunion. The album features two tracks from the film’s original score composed by Lyle Workman (The 40-Year Old Virgin, Superbad), as well as the movie’s songs by artists including Good Charlotte, Cobra Starship, Stooshe, Pop Levi, The Blue Van, Kopek, Spice Girls, Boyz II Men and Montell Jordan. The soundtrack will be released on April 3, 2012 and will be available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the release after the jump. American Reunion directed by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg reunites the stars of the original 1999 American Pie hit movie, including Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Alyson Hannigan, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Chris Klein, Eugene Levy, Tara Reid, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Jennifer Coolidge and Mena Suvari. Read the rest of this entry »
Basil Poledouris’ and Hans Zimmer’s ‘White Fang’ Scores Released
Posted: March 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Basil Poledouris, Hans Zimmer, score, Soundtrack, White Fang
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for Walt Disney Pictures’ 1991 drama White Fang based on the story by Jack London, directed by Randal Kleiser and starring Ethan Hawke, Klaus Maria Brandauer and James Remar. The album includes both scores written for the film. Disc 1 features the original music by Basil Poledouris who is given primary credit in the finished film. Disc 2 includes almost an hour of the original score written by Hans Zimmer, much of it also featured in the film. To listen to audio clips and pre-order the 2-disc set, visit Intrada’s online store.
‘The Raid: Redemption’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joseph Trapanese, Mike Shinoda, score, Soundtrack, The Raid, The Raid: Redemption
Mike Shinoda has announced on his official website that a soundtrack album for the Indonesian martial arts action film The Raid: Redemption will be released this week. The album features the film’s original score written by the Linkin Park member and Joseph Trapanese (who is best known for his collaboration with Daft Punk on Tron:Legacy), as well as the song Razors.Out featuring vocals by Chino from Deftones. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 20, 2012 and is available to download on iTunes. A CD version is coming out next month and is available to pre-order exclusively on the official soundtrack website, where you can also check out audio previews of the score. The Raid: Redemption is directed by Gareth Huw Evans and centers on a SWAT team that infiltrates and attempts to take over an apartment complex acting as a safe house for a drug lord. Sony Pictures Classics will release the film this Friday, March 23 in select cities and a nationwide release is planned for April 13. Read the rest of this entry »
John Frizzell Scoring ‘The Loft’
Posted: March 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Erik Van Looy, John Frizzell, The Loft
John Frizzell is currently finishing up work on the upcoming thriller The Loft. The film directed by Erik Van Looy is an English language remake of his 2008 Belgian hit film Loft. The remake stars Karl Urban, James Marsden, Eric Stonestreet, Wentworth Miller, Rachael Taylor, Isabel Lucas and Rhona Mitra. The movie follows five married friends who share a loft for their extramarital affairs. When the body of an unknown woman is found in the property, they begin to suspect each other of murder. Wesley Strick (A Nightmare on Elm Street) adapted the script from the original version. Steve Golin (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Babel), Paul Green, Matt DeRoss and Adam Shulman are producing for Anonymous Content, alongside Hilde De Laere who produced the original film and an earlier remake, both of which were scored by Wolfram de Marco. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Spartacus: Vengeance’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joseph LoDuca, score, Soundtrack, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, Spartacus: Vengeance, Starz
Varese Sarabande Records has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the Starz action series Spartacus: Vengeance. The album includes selections of the original score from the show composed by Joseph LoDuca, as well as from last year’s prequel series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena on a second disc. The soundtrack will be released on April 3, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Spartacus: Vengeance starring Liam McIntyre, Lucy Lawless, Manu Bennett, Peter Mensah and Katrina Law follows Spartacus and his gladiator rebellion on the heels of the bloody escape from the House of Batiatus as they begin to strike fear into the heart of the Roman Republic. The last couple of episodes of the season are currently airing every Friday night on Starz. Read the rest of this entry »
Watertower Music to Release Danny Elfman’s ‘Dark Shadows’ Soundtrack
Posted: March 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, Dark Shadows, score, Soundtrack, Tim Burton
Watertower Music will be releasing the official soundtrack album for Tim Burton’s supernatural comedy drama Dark Shadows. The album features the film’s original score composed by Danny Elfman. The soundtrack will be released on May 8, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details and audio clips. Dark Shadows based on the classic ABC TV show stars Johnny Depp as the vampire Barnabas Collins who is forced to deal with monsters, ghosts and other supernatural creatures. Chloe Moretz, Thomas McDonell, Michelle Pfeiffer, Bella Heathcoate and Eva Green are co-starring. Warner Bros. Pictures. will release the film on May 11. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Giacchino on ‘John Carter’
Posted: March 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: John Carter, Lost, Michael Giacchino
SoundWorks Collection has published a new video profile on the sound and music of Walt Disney Pictures’ epic fantasy film John Carter directed by Andrew Stanton. The 10-minute video featuring interviews with supervising sound editor Jonathan Null and composer Michael Giacchino and also shows footage from the score’s recording sessions. Check out the full video after the jump. A couple of themes from the score were recently performed in a world premiere concert event entitled The Music of Michael Giacchino – Stories of Island, Balloons and Space in Lucerne, Switzerland. Read the rest of this entry »
